2012 winners: Executive categories

01 Executive of the Year, Large (1001+ employees)	Gold	National Association of Realtors Dale Stinton, CEO

	Silver	F5 Networks John McAdam, President and CEO

	Bronze	PGi Boland T. Jones, CEO

01 Executive of the Year, Medium (101-1000 employees)	Gold	VerticalResponse Janine Popick, CEO and Founder

	Silver	Arkadium Jessica Rovello, Co-founder and President

	Bronze	Responsys Dan Springer, President and CEO

01 Executive of the Year, Small (1-100 employees)	Gold	dotloop Austin Allison, CEO and Founder

	Silver	Syncardia Systems Michael Garippa, Chairman, CEO and President

	Bronze	AHAVA North America Elana Drell Szyfer, CEO

	Bronze	UpMo Promise Phelon, CEO

	Bronze	Vinotemp International India Hynes, President

02 Business Development Executive of the Year	Gold	Tax Resolution Services Brian Compton, President

	Silver	TOA Technologies Jeffrey Wartgow, Vice President, Channels and Alliances

	Bronze	TLK Fusion Alfonso Macias, Vice President of Business Development

04 Finance Executive of the Year	Gold	Quality Systems Paul A. Holt, CFO

	Silver	Clinical Research Advantage James Vesely, CFO

	Bronze	BlackLine Systems Charles Best, CFO

05 HR Executive of the Year	Gold	S.T.A.R.S. Kara Chase, Director of Human Resources

06 Legal Executive of the Year	Gold	Quality Systems James J. Sullivan, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

	Silver	USANA Jim Bramble, General Counsel

07 Marketing Executive of the Year	Gold	BlackLine Systems Howard Goldstein, VP of Marketing

	Silver	Nutricap Labs Andrew M. Goldman, Director of Marketing

	Bronze	TLK Fusion Tracy Lee Keyser, Senior Vice President and Co-Founder

08 PR Executive of the Year	Gold	Hilton Hotels & Resorts John Forrest Ales, Senior Director, Global Brand Public Relations

	Silver	USANA Dan Macuga, Chief Communications Officer

09 Sales Executive of the Year	Gold	Nutricap Labs Jason Provenzano, President and Founder

10 Support Executive of the Year	Gold	Richardson Andrea Roselli Grodnitzky, Senior Vice President of Global Performance Solutions

	Silver	Unitiv Meredith Estep, Vice President of Client Services

	Bronze	Quality Systems Julie Farlow, Executive Assistant

11 Technology Executive of the Year	Gold	PGi David Guthrie, CTO

	Silver	Expion Peter Heffring, Co-Founder and CEO

	Silver	Mobiquity Bill Seibel, Founder, Chairman and CEO

	Bronze	NQ Mobile Omar Khan, Co-CEO

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"Recognitions like this award underscore how important cloud security is to the enterprise, and that FireHost is leading the charge to solve the immense challenge of cybercrime," says Chris Drake, CEO of FireHost. "It’s humbling to be selected by this judging panel of top industry influencers who understand one of the greatest challenges and opportunities facing businesses today. FireHost is honored to be a recipient."

- FireHost, Enterprise Service of the Year bronze winner, Nov 2012

"This gold award is especially meaningful to us because of the Best in Biz unique judging process," said e-Cycle CEO Christopher Irion. "Winners are determined in part by experts in the industry. We are pleased that they have recognized our efforts to lead the industry in terms of innovation and delivering value to the organizations that turn to us for their mobile recycling needs."

- e-Cycle, Company of the Year (small) gold winner, Nov 2012

"We're really excited to be awarded this honor as it reflects the acknowledgement from press and industry analysts that Spigit is the crowd innovation leader," said Paul Pluschkell, Founder and CEO, Spigit. "These awards just reinforce Spigit's commitment to helping Fortune 500 companies activate their crowd to deliver innovative ideas for competitive advantage. We are proud to power the increasing pace of innovation with a strong crowd innovation solution."

- Spigit, Enterprise Product of the Year silver winner, Nov 2011

"iCIMS is honored to be recognized by the Best In Biz Awards as one of the fastest growing companies in North America," said Colin Day, Chief Executive Officer, iCIMS. "Awards like this validate our path of delivering best-of-breed talent acquisition software solutions and allow us to stand out in a crowded market space. Our success will continue as we launch new product upgrades and offerings that equip HR professionals with the most robust tools to handle the trends of the industry," concluded Day.

- iCIMS, Fastest-Growing Company of the Year (medium) bronze winner, Nov 2012

"Being named a winner in the Most Innovative Company of the Year category, which cuts across all industries, is a great honor for a technology vendor like Agiliance," said Torsten George, vice president of worldwide marketing and products at Agiliance. "The panel of judges, who represent a who’s who from the nation’s leading business and technology publications, clearly understood how we are changing the risk management industry."

- Agiliance, Most Innovative Company of the Year (small) bronze winner, Nov 2013

"Safelite's company culture is built around customer delight. Our call centers are world-class, our auto glass technicians are the most professional and qualified in the country, and our company leaders are focused on putting people first so they can then make happy customers," said Tom Feeney, president and CEO of Safelite AutoGlass(r). "We are honored to be recognized by the Best in Biz Awards for being a customer-friendly company."

- Safelite, Most Customer Friendly Company of the Year silver winner, Nov 2011

"I am honored to have our accomplishments be recognized by the Best in Biz Awards," said Stinton. "I'm pleased to accept this award on behalf of NAR's members and all of their hard work to build communities and advocate for policies that help sellers protect their investment and buyers build theirs, because homeownership benefits individuals and families and is integral to our nation's economy."

- National Association of Realtors, Executive of the Year gold winner, Nov 2012

"This accolade from Best in Biz Awards and the esteemed group of judges cements our vision of a device-agnostic platform that personalizes the viewer’s entertainment experience—across multiple screens, anywhere, anytime," said Charlie Nooney, chairman and CEO at MobiTV.

- MobiTV, Enterprise Product of the Year silver winner, Nov 2013

"As Epson has continued to provide superior color printing solutions for small-to-medium-sized businesses, we are honored to have been recognized with a Gold Award for the WorkForce Pro C Series line of workgroup color printers," said Grace Huang, group product manager, Business Imaging, Epson America. "To be acknowledged by industry experts and media reinforces Epson’s commitment to continue offering innovative solutions that boost productivity while staying true to our heritage of professional quality and performance."

- Epson, Small or Medium Business Product of the Year gold winner, Nov 2012

“Being named a winner of the Most Innovative Company of the Year for 2011 is a great honor,” says Tommy McClung, CEO of CarWoo!. “CarWoo! is all about innovation and having our product recognized by the outstanding group of judges serves to validate our efforts. We are excited about the ways in which we are changing the automotive industry.”

- CarWoo!, Most Innovative Company of the Year winner, Nov 2011

"We are honored by this recognition from so many prominent analysts and journalists from across the industries of business and technology," said Mr. Jones. "It has been an exciting year of innovation and growth for PGi, and we take pride in the acknowledgment of our continued focus on creating products that help businesses meet and collaborate in more enjoyable and productive ways."

- PGi, Technology Executive of the Year gold winner and Executive of the Year bronze winner, Nov 2012

"Bill.com is thrilled to be recognized by Best in Biz Awards as one of the best in American business," said René Lacerte, CEO of Bill.com. "To receive this award from such an esteemed panel of judges is not only an honor but also confirmation to the true innovation behind our platform's solutions."

- Bill.com, Small or Medium Business Product of the Year silver winner, Nov 2011

"We are very honored to have been selected by such a well-respected group of judges and to be in the company of other leaders committed to business innovation," said Adam Rogers, chief technology officer and senior vice president at Ultimate Software.

- Ultimate Software, Best New Product Feature of the Year gold winner, Nov 2013

"It's an honor to receive this award amongst so many notable companies and worthy peers," said Gainsight CEO, Nick Mehta. "This recognition by the Best in Biz Awards underscores our team’s hard work, dedication and passion to help businesses better understand and retain their existing customers. I’m extremely proud to lead a team that continues to make such a large impact on a growing number of companies in the Subscription Economy, where customer success is the key to business success."

- Gainsight, Executive of the Year silver winner, Nov 2013

"Being named among the year’s best in the software category is a great honor," said Robert C. Johnson, CEO of TeamSupport. "The judges of the Best in Biz Awards include journalists from top technology and business publications, so to be recognized as having one of the top enterprise products—and one of the best customer support software products on the market—affirms all the hard work we do to develop superior help desk software."

- TeamSupport, Enterprise Product of the Year bronze winner, Nov 2013

"We are honored that top industry journalists and analysts have chosen to recognize Virtustream as an innovation leader in this year’s Best in Biz Awards," said Rodney Rogers, chairman and CEO of Virtustream. "This acknowledgment further validates Virtustream’s strong market position as we continue expanding our secure, high-performance cloud software and services tailored to the needs of enterprise customers."

- Virtustream, Enterprise Product of the Year bronze winner, Nov 2012

“We are honored for this recognition by so many prominent figures in the business and technology communities,” said Chris Proulx, CEO of eCornell. “Our formula for customer service is entirely geared toward the professional fulfillment and long-term success of our students, and we love being able to positively impact people’s lives in this way.”

- eCornell, Most Customer Friendly Company of the Year gold winner, Nov 2011

"We were attracted to the Best in Biz Awards this year because the judging committee is made up of business and tech press and analysts," said Janine Popick, CEO/founder of VerticalResponse. "They have their finger on the pulse of the latest and greatest in our industry, so being recognized by such a prestigious group is beyond humbling."

- VerticalResponse, Executive of the Year gold winner, Nov 2012

"Lattice salesPRISM Big Data analytics platform takes companies beyond the hype of Big Data to deliver tangible results to their bottom line,” said Shashi Upadhyay, CEO of Lattice. “It’s an honor to be recognized by a distinguished group of judges who understand the market opportunity and reality for Big Data."

- Lattice Engines, Enterprise Product of the Year silver winner, Nov 2012

"We are thrilled to receive this prestigious recognition of our global momentum and growth," said Tim Yeaton, President and CEO, Black Duck. "Black Duck’s success is a testament to open source software’s growing importance in many industries. We will continue to lead the market in delivering innovative solutions for the adoption, governance and management of open source software to our customers."

- Black Duck Software, Fastest-Growing Company of the Year (medium) silver winner, Nov 2012

"We’ve spent the last year fine-tuning our software suite to offer digital marketing agencies and B2B marketers with an enterprise-grade, end-to-end marketing solution that includes the capabilities they need to be successful in this evolving digital landscape," said Rob Eleveld, CEO of Optify. "Recognition from this esteemed award further supports our mission to provide our customers with an industry leading product."

- Optify, Best New Product of the Year bronze winner, Nov 2012

This is the first year Epicor has won in the esteemed Best in Biz Awards. "We are honored to be recognized by the Best in Biz Awards," said Pervez Qureshi, president and CEO for Epicor. "This award is a result of our ongoing commitment to provide unparalleled innovation in our technology, software, and services. With a strong commitment to customer success — our growth is evident in our focus to empower customers with the right tools to successfully drive their businesses to achieve success."

- Epicor, Fastest-Growing Company of the Year (large) gold winner, Nov 2012

“I am honored to receive this award from Best in Biz”, said Joy Gendusa, Founder and CEO of PostcardMania. “Running a business is a full time job on steroids, so you don’t really take time to wonder if anyone in the industry is taking notice of you. It is wonderful and humbling to know that they are.”

PostcardMania, Executive of the Year bronze winner, Nov 2011

"Spreadshirt is truly honored to win this highly coveted business award for the Spreadshirt Collection. We are proud to offer our own ethically produced Collection to demonstrate our commitment to quality and responsible corporate citizenship as this resonated with our concerned customers and sellers." Phil Rooke, CEO, Spreadshirt.

- Spreadshirt, Product Line of the Year silver winner, Nov 2013

“I am proud of who we are and what we do at Braintree,” said Bryan Johnson, chairman of Braintree. “It’s an honor for us to be recognized by the topflight journalists who judge the Best in Biz Awards.”

– Braintree, Technology Executive of the Year gold winner, Nov 2011

"Being named one of the fastest-growing private companies by top-tier press and industry analysts is a true honor and a testament to Clarizen’s vision of leading the future of work," said Avinoam Nowogrodski, CEO and co-founder of Clarizen. "We are deeply committed to gaining the success of our customers as they energize and empower high-performance teams."

- Clarizen, Fastest-Growing Company of the Year (medium) gold winner, Nov 2013

"We strive to provide the best technology solutions that add incredible value to our partners while simplifying the experience for consumers and we are honored to be recognized by such prominent industry figures and receive the Gold award for Enterprise Service of the Year," said Perse Faily, CEO and president of EMN8.

- EMN8, Enterprise Service of the Year gold winner, Nov 2012

"We’re honored that Apttus’ innovation and success in quote-to-cash business process applications has been recognized by such a well-respected panel of judges," said Kirk Krappe, CEO of Apttus.

- Apttus, Enterprise Product of the Year silver winner, Nov 2013

"Being named Company of the Year for 2013 by a panel of top industry analysts and journalists is one of our greatest achievements this year," says Tony Ricciardi, Co-Founder and President of Listen Up Español.

- Listen Up Español, Company of the Year (small) silver winner, Nov 2013

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Executive of the Year, Large (1001+ employees)

Gold

National Association of Realtors

01

Executive of the Year, Medium (101-1000 employees)

Gold

VerticalResponse

01

Executive of the Year, Small (1-100 employees)

Gold

dotloop

02

Business Development Executive of the Year

Gold

Tax Resolution Services

04

Finance Executive of the Year

Gold

Quality Systems

05

HR Executive of the Year

Gold

S.T.A.R.S.

06

Legal Executive of the Year

Gold

Quality Systems

07

Marketing Executive of the Year

Gold

BlackLine Systems

08

PR Executive of the Year

Gold

Hilton Hotels & Resorts

09

Sales Executive of the Year

Gold

Nutricap Labs

10

Support Executive of the Year

Gold

Richardson

11

Technology Executive of the Year

Gold

PGi